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PNC to RUI: distance & flight time
Ponca City (Ponca City Regional Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
527 mi
849 km · 458 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
527 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PNC — Ponca City Regional Airport · Ponca City, United States
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PNC
- WLD · Strother Field30 mi away
- SWO · Stillwater Regional Airport39 mi away
- END · Vance Air Force Base53 mi away
- CUH · Cushing Municipal Airport57 mi away
Near RUI
- ALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport50 mi away
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base54 mi away
- ROW · Roswell International Air Center Airport59 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PNC from RUI?
The flight distance from Ponca City (PNC) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 527 miles (849 km, 458 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PNC to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Ponca City and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour behind Ponca City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PNC to RUI?
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